A Special Military Wife, Mother, and Artist



Creations by Gena

http://www.zibbet.com/creationsbygena

Surfing around the e-commerce site Zibbet, I saw this wonderful interview with Gena.  I immediately wanted to introduce you to this creative lady.

I'm only reposting the first portion of the interview, but you will find the link for the entire article at the end of this post.

Her shop, Creations by Gena, has a beautiful selection of all kinds of various art. If you like variety, you should be sure to stop in, because you can find gifts for every one of your friends and family. Gena currently resides in Georgia with her husband and is a proud supporter of the US Military.

1.Tell us a bit about yourself?

Hi Everyone my name is Gena of CreationsbyGena -specializing in glass art, Misc. Folk and collage art, Primitive crafts and More!

I am a Proud Army EOD (Bomb Squad) wife, which my husband is now retired after 22 years of service..yeah and I am also a very PROUD Air Force and Coast Guard mom (if I had more kids, I am sure I would have the other branches covered too…LOL). When I am not supporting my family I am an altered art, mixed media, Folk art artist. As far back as I can remember, I’ve always been creating things. …just ask my parents. In School while growing up, I took many art classes and graduated from a 4 year vocational school for Graphic and Advertising Design. I had planned on having a career in Graphic Arts, but let’s say “things change” and for the best I must say.


I like to work in different mediums and enjoy learning new techniques. I love to paint, and to craft things. “I hate an empty white wall, and think that the best way to defeat blankness is by making affordable art available to everyone.” It brings me great joy to share my love of vibrant, colorful, whimsical art and crafts with others, thus the reason for the many different items you will see my shop.

And here's a special item from Gena's shop that I thought the ACJ team would really appreciate.

 

Here's the link I promised so you can read the entire interview.  Please visit Gena's shop. She has such a variety of items (even sale items) that would make great gifts.  http://www.zibbet.com/blog/2011.11.21/featured-zibbeter-creationsbygena

Wishing everyone a very special Thanksgiving.

Pepper

Valentine's Day

Hard to believe that January has already been here for a couple of weeks now…soon February will be upon us, and with that Valentine’s Day.

(for some reason it seemed when I was younger that the days passed more slowly…or is that just my age talking)

Anyway, I did a little looking around about Valentines Day, found some interesting sites, and then some that, well…um…I am not going to mention or post here.

This one gives the history of Valentine’s Day and is geared towards children, (so it is safe to look at)

http://holidays.kaboose.com/valentines-day/history/val-history.html

VintageEmbellishment

 Then I thought of how many craft ideas there are for people to make if they so desire. This site seems to cover a large variety, for kids and adults;

http://www.allcrafts.net/valentines.htm

SilkAndThistle

 Of course I know some people don’t want to make anything and would rather buy items, so here are some vintage and handmade things.

The following is a little bit of this and that. Things that caught my eye. There are tons of great items out there, so when you have a little time search around, have fun.

tracinicole

 

TheLittleRagamuffin

          

sweetinspirations

SWStitchery

hoitytoitydesigns

goodgosh

Antiquememories

     (jj)

MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas. Remember, take time to relax and just be cool.....enjoy your family, friends and the best holiday of the year. At least that's my humble opinion.

I think I'm ready, maybe only a couple of things to do, then I begin the cooking. Christmas Eve will be summer sausage, meatballs, cheese, crackers, cheese spread, chips, dip, cole slaw, and relish tray. Then for Christmas day I'm keeping it simple this year with a ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, salad, vegetable tray with dip, and pie for desert. I think that should do it.

Okay, ready or not, here we go...................LOL

pepper